The San Francisco Firefighters in Safety Education (SFFISE) Program facilitates 30 minute interactive fire and life safety presentations to pre-school and elementary school students, grades K-5.
The SFFISE Program emerged out of the need to provide a fire safety and prevention outreach program for children in schools. Prior to the establishment of SFFISE, neither the San Francisco Unified School District nor the Fire Department had programs to reach children about fire safety.
The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to promoting burn prevention education and enhancing the quality of life for burn survivors, partnered with San Francisco firefighters to present this important safety education program to school children throughout the City.
The SFFISE volunteers are recruited from the San Francisco Fire Department, facilitate safety presentations in uniform, don and doff firefighting gear, and introduce the equipment used when fighting fires.
The SFFISE Program also covers basic safety concepts, including:
- Stop, Drop & Roll
- Stay Low & Go
- Tools vs. Toys
- How to Dial 911
- Home Escape Plans
Today, over 30,000 students from both public and private schools in San Francisco have been educated in fire safety, and the numbers continue to increase. With the support from the Fire Department and individual firefighters, the SFFISE Program has made a wide-reaching effect throughout the City.
For more information, please visit the following websites:
San Francisco Firefighters in Safety Education (www.sffise.org)
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (www.aarbf.org)
